Bug Description

After setting terminal.container_persistent to false in config.yaml, Hermes still leaves docker containers behind.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the Hermes config.yaml and set terminal.backend to "docker" and terminal.container_persistent to false:

   terminal:
     backend: docker
     container_persistent: false

2. Chat with Hermes and ask it to do something that requires using the terminal (just listing files in a folder should do). I've been chatting with Hermes over Discord, but I doubt it makes a difference whether you chat over the terminal or over Telegram.

Expected Behavior

Container is removed after Hermes is done using it.

Actual Behavior

Container remains.

Affected Component

Tools (terminal, file ops, web, code execution, etc.)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

N/A (CLI only), Discord

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04 in WSL2, Windows 11 Pro host

Python Version

3.11.11

Hermes Version

0.3.0

Relevant Logs / Traceback

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

No response

Proposed Fix (optional)

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

• I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR